Let's start off with short hair wigs. These are obviously the easiest to maintain. After wearing, you can give it a simple brushing and toss it back in the plastic bag it came in. If you don't have that bag anymore, consider using a gallon Ziplocs bag instead. They're durable and seal nicely! I have a tote that I keep all of my bagged wigs inside of that helps keep them all together and keeps them safe.
As a side note, if you sweat a lot, or if the con you went to was just super hot, think about washing your wig before store it. Nothing is worse than pulling a wig out of bag and it smell a little funky! Don't know how to wash your wig? There are tons of tutorials on youtube! And depending where you bought it from, they might even have a how to as well! Capes Are Cool has a nice run down of wig care and storing as well. Check them out!
Mid length and long haired wigs can be a bit troublesome if not stored well. I always brush out (and clean if necessary) my wigs after each con. Otherwise, I forget it's a hot mess until the day I go to wear it and regret not taking care of it right away. I generally spend over 6 hours brushing out a long wig (sometimes more!). There are some good methods out there on how to prevent long wigs from tangling; which I'll get into in another blog. Once brushed out, I lightly braid the wig and place it back in it's bag. This will help keep it from getting tangled while in storage. I have to stress the lightly part because if it's to tight, and it ends up somewhere warm (like your car), this will heat set the fibers and give it a wavy look. If a long haired wig is styled heavily, I'll keep it on a wig head, braid it, then lightly wrap the braid around the base of the neck of the wig head. You can also just lay it around the stand when you place it on your shelf or box as well.
Any short or medium haired wigs that have a little bit of styling (like the bangs), I will typically just toss back in the bag. The wig wont come out perfect next time you go to wear it and will need a little touching up, but in the long run it saves you space. If I'm not transporting a lot of wigs to the con, I will take it out of the bag and put it on a wig head and restyle it before leaving for the con. But if I already have a lot of stuff to carry (which is usually the case) then I just leave it in the back and give myself a little extra time to touch it up in the hotel room.
For wigs that are heavily styled, whether it's a super spikey wig, mega curls, or over the top pieces, leaving these on wig heads is the best choice. Some people like to store these wigs (while on the wig head) into hat boxes. You can find plain ones and decorate them yourself or predecorated one. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes (you just have to do a little bit of research). I've recent found this cosplayer who wrote about how they make their own wig boxes out of card board and fabric.
I currently have all my wigs that are on heads on a shelf in my sewing room. You can also technically just put them in any kind of card board box as well. A lot of people will also glue the wig head down into the bottom of the box so it doesn't roll around.
If you have the space, you can always buy one of those hat stands you see in retail stores. They're great for wigs! A slightly more compact version is a peg board or grid wall that you can attach to a wall or door and buy "hooks" that go in them.
And that's pretty much it. I hope this helps you keep your wigs organized! There are countless more ways to organize and store wigs. If you have any other tips or tricks, leave them in the comments below. I'd love to hear what you do!
~Serenity